As a longtime LA Kings fan its terrific to see Quickie in goal for the US...along with our captain Dustin Brown..GO USA..and Go LA Kings when this is over!!

9:35 am February 15, 2014

David Bowman wrote:

An edge-of-your-seat blog! Who knew?

9:39 am February 15, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

GO RUSSIA GO !!!! Make this second rate league

9:39 am February 15, 2014

AndewK wrote:

Russia ties it up w/ 7 minutes left, ouch..

9:43 am February 15, 2014

Brian Joyce wrote:

I've been waiting for the refs to start making up fantasy penalties against team USA to help the Russkies ( a la the infamous USA vs USSR basketball itravesty in 1972) . Lo and behold, the fantasies have begun.

9:49 am February 15, 2014

Brian Joyce wrote:

Apologies to refs. They're actually getting things "right."

9:54 am February 15, 2014

scott wrote:

Olympic hockey is great with no commercials and no fighting

10:07 am February 15, 2014

James wrote:

Go USA

10:07 am February 15, 2014

mikewalthockey wrote:

keep me updated people!! go usa!!!!

10:07 am February 15, 2014

Mark wrote:

How does shootout work?

10:08 am February 15, 2014

Johnu wrote:

Don't watch hockey much but this game is very very interesting.

10:09 am February 15, 2014

AmericanPatriot wrote:

Putin is a big wuss that he has to step out cuz he can't accept possibility of defeat

10:15 am February 15, 2014

Mary Ward wrote:

how many rounds are there?

10:17 am February 15, 2014

hcb wrote:

how many rounds in shootout?

10:17 am February 15, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

Congratulations

10:19 am February 15, 2014

Osche for President! wrote:

Great game!

10:21 am February 15, 2014

Brian Joyce wrote:

Have pity for russky goalie Dubrovski! Next stop: Siberia.

10:22 am February 15, 2014

@hormigaatomica wrote:

Done. Congratulations US.

10:23 am February 15, 2014

Jim wrote:

USA wins in 8th round of shootout 4-3. Way to fail and report the outcome.

10:23 am February 15, 2014

dh wrote:

whats goin on 5min wait

10:25 am February 15, 2014

AAron wrote:

who won?

10:26 am February 15, 2014

Lily wrote:

What is happening guys, I am at work and I dont know who won?

10:27 am February 15, 2014

Mark wrote:

More expert commentary from Gray...

10:27 am February 15, 2014

Pat smith wrote:

Maybe TJ can fix obamacare

10:29 am February 15, 2014

Cc wrote:

So will us play Russia again?

10:30 am February 15, 2014

Paul Schoffelen wrote:

USA USA!!!!!!

10:31 am February 15, 2014

Cece wrote:

So now that the us beat Russia will they ever play them again in this torn?

10:32 am February 15, 2014

On edge wrote:

Who messed up on the Blog? Not keeping us up to date in the final minutes! I think an apology and reason for the fault needs to be extended.

10:32 am February 15, 2014

ann wrote:

What'd you fall asleep at the keyboard, no posting for 12+ minutes? Glad I had the Guardian blog going so I could follow round by round.

I thought the TV coverage of the shoot-out was amateurish. No real graphic support for where
either team stood, announcers were having trouble being heard, TV adopted the spectator role
of all us at home and really let us down. Clearly they had not give any thought to the possibility
of a shoot out nor how to present it.

10:58 am February 15, 2014

Hank wrote:

What are the rules in a shoot out? What is the winning point number? What are the minimum number of shooters you can use? The shoot out itself was great but I wasn't sure what the score was or who was ahead.

11:12 am February 15, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

Hank,

By default there is 3 rounds of shooting....which ever team has most goals after each team takes 3 shots, will determine the winner....If however there is a tie after 3 rounds, then they go one additional round for each team until the tie is broken....this took 8 rounds until the tie was broken.

Rules for shooter is the rounda 1, 2, and 3 must all be different shooters....any round after that and the teams can start re-using same shooters until the tie is broken.

All those goals only count for 1 goal for the final score of the game...final score is 3-2 USA

11:25 am February 15, 2014

mel wrote:

Ref's missed a really good game here. That clown making the comment's Glen Healy was a second string goalie and if you hear him talk you would think he was the best ever.Stupid comment of the toury so far is Should the team take another penalty to practice their 5 on 3. The call at the end of the game giving the USA the power play was one of the worst. the guy drives into the Russian player and the ref calls that crap with less than 2 min in the game.

12:29 pm February 15, 2014

Robb Coleman wrote:

OK Grand Forks can be Hockeytown for a day because Detroit (area) is real Hockeytown. Cam Fowler (born in Windsor but American mom so dual citizen and went to Farmington MI high school) Ryan Kessler from Livonia (Michigan not Russian one) and of course Pavel Datsyuk (Bloomfield Hills MI by way of Sverdlovsk)

12:32 pm February 15, 2014

fuck russia wrote:

anybody mention that the Russian team will not be available for the medal round because the all went to an undisclosed place in Poland and were killed?

12:33 pm February 15, 2014

Ruskies wrote:

putin had them all killed

1:35 pm February 15, 2014

Janette wrote:

Good one! I remember that game.

4:45 pm February 15, 2014

Dale - Toronto wrote:

Really disappointed with the female short track speed skaters! Looks like they are out for casual skate. Props for Patrick Chan for leaving it out there!

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